New Folden Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
New Folden Wildlife Management Area is 200 acres of state land managed by the Minnesota DNR in Marshall County, near Newfolden, inside Deer Permit Area 264. The DNR's WMA data lists deer, sharp-tailed grouse and small game for it. Hunters registered 1,995 deer in DPA 264 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's wildlife management area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR Deer Harvest Reports, 2021 to 2025.
State wildlife management areasNew Folden WMACounty lineHighway
| Size | 200 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Marshall County |
| Deer Permit Area | DPA 264 |
| DNR lists for hunting | deer, sharp-tailed grouse and small game |
| Nearest town (DNR) | Newfolden |
| DNR area office | Thief River Falls |
| Nearest towns | Newfolden (3 mi), Viking (6 mi) and Holt (6 mi) |
What can you hunt on New Folden WMA?
The DNR's WMA data lists deer, sharp-tailed grouse and small game for New Folden WMA. Each follows the statewide season and, for deer, the bag limit of the permit area.
What are the rules on New Folden WMA?
Open to hunting and trapping in the regular seasons under the DNR's statewide WMA rules.
How many deer are taken around New Folden WMA?
New Folden WMA lies in Deer Permit Area 264. The DNR registered 1,995 deer in DPA 264 in 2025, against 2,007 in 2024.
| DPA | New Folden WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPA 264 | 200 | 1,995 | 2,007 | 1,770 |
Harvest for the whole deer permit area, not the WMA alone: Minnesota DNR Deer Harvest Reports (2021 to 2025, 2025 report).
How do you get to New Folden WMA?
From Newfolden, go 4 miles south on County Highway 8.
Nearest towns: Newfolden (3 miles), Viking (6 miles), Holt (6 miles) and Middle River (11 miles). Highways within 5 miles: US 59.
What other public land is near New Folden WMA?
DNR WMAs within 10 miles:
- New Maine WMA: 2,665 acres, 6.3 miles away
- Adolf Elseth Memorial WMA: 44 acres, 7.8 miles away
- Spruce Valley WMA: 81 acres, 7.8 miles away
- West Valley WMA: 247 acres, 9.3 miles away
- East Park WMA: 10,420 acres, 9.8 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of New Folden WMA
Counting New Folden WMA itself, 200 of the 25,299 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (0.8%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife management areas | 200 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is New Folden WMA?
In Marshall County, near Newfolden. The DNR's directions: From Newfolden, go 4 miles south on County Highway 8.
Which deer permit area is New Folden WMA in?
Deer Permit Area 264. Its bag limit and firearms dates apply.
How much public land is around New Folden WMA?
200 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, New Folden WMA included, by PAD-US 4.1. 5 other WMAs are within 10 miles, the closest New Maine WMA (6.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, New Folden WMA; Minnesota DNR Wildlife Management Area boundaries, publicly accessible.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
- Deer harvest: Minnesota DNR Deer Harvest Reports (2021 to 2025, 2025 report).
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